just got back from a delightful trip to the US, and then made a quick trip to belgium and germany for some christmas markets! i had never been to a bona fide christmas market in europe before, and let me tell you that they did not disappoint!
i was smitten by this advent calendar house! each night there was a little ceremony and they would flip the number over to reveal a charming christmas image.
small, skiwampus hansel and gretel house with a witch crawling up the side. it wasn't creepy, just super cute. but then again, euro design can hardly do any wrong in my book.
original, public shaming area.
a local eatery that is apparently pretty dog-gone good.
in her beautiful english, this german vendor told me that she lived in florida for several years where she worked at wal-mart, learned english, and met her husband (a fellow co-worker). they decided that since that's where they met, what better place to marry?! so they got married at wal-mart. can you believe that i actually got to meet this woman?!! i told her that i needed a picture of her, so she invited me into her nice, warm booth.
a festive mannequin to help the restaurant look a little more crowded.
another great eatery purely based on signage. . .
restaurant badftub. (sorry the picture is so dark, but maybe it's for the best!)
2 comments:
I LOVE IT ALL!!! Especially at this time of year! I can hear Omi in each one of these pictures!! They have quite the sense of humor in Europe!! xo
I wonder what they serve at Restaurant Badftub? It makes me think of that No Doubt song where Gwen says "but I still love to wash in your old bathwater" which is pretty gross. Hopefully the food there is ten times better than the signage. Love the pics of your European Christmas!
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